Something that makes me laugh...
The unexpected. Not long ago I was driving behind a mobile medical van. It had a giant picture of a doctor on the back (it looked like those city buses with ads on them). As I was absentmindedly staring at the back of the van I noticed that someone had written in the dirt that had collected on the van. Right next to the big doctor, it said "poop." I laughed for about 15 minutes.

Something that makes me cry...
Any kind of kid's school program. Preschool graduation. Kindergarten program. 4th grade music assembly. Grandparent's day. I stand in the back and try to wear sunglasses because the minute those kids come out on stage the water works start.

Something that amazes me...
The creativity of expression in my older son and the depth of compassion in my younger son. The lack of inhibition and the raw emotion in both of them can just overwhelm me. Then I want to wrap my arms around them to keep them from getting hurt. But in doing so I would be lessening the very things that make them so amazing. So I work on managing my own fears and letting them be exactly who they are.

Something that I wouldn't do again but am glad I did...
Graduate school in clinical psychology. Sure I was bitter and in debt when I finished, but the self-esteem has returned and the debt gets smaller. Without it, I wouldn't have had the wide range of experiences I've had in the last 15 years and I could have missed out on some truly awesome people. Everything happens for a reason.

Something I haven't done yet but want to...
Karaoke, in public. I'm great in the living room with my family. Especially after a glass of wine. But "singing" in front of others captures both my desire for attention and fear of attention. I'm sure there are loftier ambitions I could put here but let's start with karaoke.

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